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How to Say ‘That's twenty-three euros fifty, please.’ in French

Ça fait vingt-trois euros cinquante, s'il vous plaît.

sah feh vant-TRWAH uh-roh sankont seel eel voo pleh

[sah feh vant-TRWAH uh-roh sankont seel eel voo pleh]

💬 Usage Tip: Ça fait literally means "that makes" and is the standard way to announce a total. Ask Ça fait combien ? "how much is it?" to get the same answer.

Phrase Breakdown

Ça fait vingt-trois euros

sah feh vant-TRWAH uh-roh

That comes to twenty-three euros

The cashier states the total. Link 'trois' and 'euros' with a 'z' sound: 'trwa-zeuro'.

Example

Ça fait vingt-trois euros en tout.

That comes to twenty-three euros in total.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sah]

it / that

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that'.

Example

J'espère que ça te plaise vraiment.

I hope you really like it.

fait

[feh]

makes

To create or construct by combining or shaping resources.

Example

Elle fait du café.

She makes coffee.

vingt-trois

[vant-TRWAH]

twenty-three

The number 23, written with a hyphen.

Example

J'ai vingt-trois ans.

I am twenty-three years old.

euros

[uh-roh]

euros

The currency used in France and much of Europe.

Example

Environ vingt euros me semblait raisonnable.

About twenty euros seemed reasonable to me.

cinquante,

sankont

fifty (cents)

Here it means the cents. Pronounce the final 't': 'sang-kahnt'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Dix euros cinquante.

Ten euros fifty.

Words in this phrase

cinquante

[sankont]

fifty

The number following 49.

Example

Il avait cinquante ans cette année-là.

He was fifty years old that year.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please

This adds politeness to the request for payment. Let your voice fall at the end: 'seel-voo-pleh'.

Example

L'addition, s'il vous plaît.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Shortened form in the polite phrase 's'il vous plaît.' Literally it comes from 'if.'

Example

S' il vous plaît est une formule très polie.

'S'il vous plaît' is a very polite expression.

[eel]

Used as a subject pronoun for things or concepts.

Example

Il fait beau aujourd'hui.

It is nice today.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

Verb form from 'plaire.' In the full expression it contributes to the meaning 'please.'

Example

Le mot plaît est très fréquent dans la formule polie.

The word 'plaît' is very common in the polite expression.

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